Andrew Dunn
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A brand new open-research collection from Dr Alice Tilche (University of Leicester School of Museum Studies) has been published on the Leicester Research Archive It is a collection of theatre performances presented by artists and filmmakers from the Budhan Theatre, filmed in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, largely in lockdown conditions. There are […]
Radio: BBC sound effects database
Explore BBC sound effects database as used in radio broadcasts. Sounds are arranged thematically and each record includes technical and copyright/ licensing conditions.
Global Cybersecurity Index
The Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 (5th Edition) report by the International Telecommunication Union which reviews trends and threats since the last report was published. On average, countries have taken more cybersecurity-related actions and improved their cybersecurity commitments since the last index was released in 2021. Worrisome threats highlighted in the report include ransomware attacks targeting government […]
NAACP Legal Defense Fund records
A major resource documenting the funding and activities of the NAACP fighting for Black civil rights in 20th Century America. It includes materials relating to key cases including:
The Black Frontline
This project has conducted 300 oral histories with Black doctors and nurses in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ghana. The UK section forms part of a broader project collecting memories of testimonies of Black healthcare workers in the UK. All contributions are anonymised.
Nationality, Identity and Belonging:
An Oral History of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and their Relationship to the British State, 1948-2018 This is an ongoing University of London project which contains interviews that highlight the importance of the Windrush Generation in Higher Education.
Reading’s Windrush Generation
The Memories of the Reading Windrush Generation and the Descendants is a series of oral-history recordings developed by members of Reading’s local Caribbean community and accessible online. The recordings include the memories of Caribbean-born migrants to the UK: Anderson Springer (Barbados), Grace Browne (Barbados), Neville Nelson (Jamaica), Nordia Nelson (Jamaica) and Rod Welsh (Barbados).
Britain at work
The Britain at Work: Voices from the Workplace 1945-1995 project interviewed people from a diverse range of backgrounds about their experience of work including those who are Caribbean-descended, e.g., Lily Crawford (Jamaica), Dermot Davis (Barbados), Glenroy Watson (Caribbean British), Frank Bailey (Guyana), Frank Murray (Guyana) and Sheila Emmanuel (Dominica). For audio and transcripts of the interviews […]
Birmingham Black Oral History Project
The collection includes oral history interviews with 21 people conducted between 1990 and 1992, who originated from the Caribbean, South Asia and covered a range of themes including first impressions, religious experiences, education, experiences of racism, identity, as well as their thoughts on the future.
The Barnardo’s Oral History project
This project includes:
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